Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage

Crusoe
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 240,000 - 310,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Senior Staff Software Engineer to define Crusoe’s storage strategy and multi-year technical roadmap, bridging high-performance NVMe hardware with globally distributed object stores. Lead architectural decisions, system programming across C, C++, Go, and/or Rust, and open-source stewardship (Ceph, GlusterFS, Lustre, Spectrum Scale, OpenEBS). Collaborate with leadership to align storage capabilities with business milestones and IPO readiness.

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Crusoe
Crusoe
5 months ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage

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Job Summary

Senior Staff Software Engineer to define Crusoe’s storage strategy and multi-year technical roadmap, bridging high-performance NVMe hardware with globally distributed object stores. Lead architectural decisions, system programming across C, C++, Go, and/or Rust, and open-source stewardship (Ceph, GlusterFS, Lustre, Spectrum Scale, OpenEBS). Collaborate with leadership to align storage capabilities with business milestones and IPO readiness.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for Crusoe’s storage engine and incorporate industry trends into a cohesive roadmap.
  • •Architect and implement storage solutions utilizing standard protocols (NFS, SMB, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP) across the stack.
  • •Lead architectural reviews and drive technical authority across Foundations to ensure architectural integrity.
  • •Lead performance-focused initiatives, optimizing IO paths from kernel to distributed clusters.
  • •Collaborate with Executive Leadership and Product to align capabilities with business milestones and IPO readiness.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 240,000 - 310,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid ParentalLife InsuranceLearning BudgetCommuter BenefitsCell PhoneVolunteer Time

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed cloud infrastructure products.
  • •System programming experience with languages such as C, C++, Go, and/or Rust.
  • •Experience with storage protocols such as NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe/TCP.
  • •Contributions to open-source projects (Ceph, GlusterFS, Lustre, Spectrum Scale, OpenEBS).
  • •Ability to lead architectural reviews and define long-term technical roadmaps across storage, networking, and virtualization.
Experience:12+ yearsCloud storageDistributed systemsOpen sourceStorage protocols
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Tech Stack:CC++GoRustNFSSMBISCSINVMe/TCPNVMe-oFCephGlusterFSLustreSpectrum ScaleOpenEBS

Company Brief

Crusoe
Builds vertically integrated, energy-first AI infrastructure and purpose-built AI data centers (Crusoe Cloud), leveraging clean/stranded energy to power large-scale GPU compute for AI training and inference.
Industry: Data Centers
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Denver, United States
Founded: 2018
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